diff --git a/codecov.yaml b/codecov.yaml
index a76f03552..c25cf0fba 100644
--- a/codecov.yaml
+++ b/codecov.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,15 @@ component_management:
       paths:
         - "*/proxy/auth/**"
 comment:
-  layout: "header, diff, flags, components"  # show component info in the PR comment
\ No newline at end of file
+  layout: "header, diff, flags, components"  # show component info in the PR comment
+
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        target: auto
+        threshold: 1% # at maximum allow project coverage to drop by 1%
+    patch:
+      default:
+        target: auto
+        threshold: 0% # patch coverage should be 100%